Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
To ______, the teacher asked each pupil to say one word about the monsoon.

get the ball rollingCorrect answerYour answercall it a dayCorrect answerYour answerthrow in the towelCorrect answerYour answerbury the hatchetCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

To get the ball rolling is to start an activity, as the teacher does with one word each.

Worth noting

Call it a day means to stop, the opposite.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "get the ball rolling"
Typical timeTypical: 35 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsThe idiom a sentence needs

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.To ______, the teacher asked each pupil to say one word about the monsoon.

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
To ______, the teacher asked each pupil to say one word about the monsoon.